LUMBER HANDLING AND CUTTING APPARATUS
    71.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200339360A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16855490

    申请日:2020-04-22

    摘要: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a lumber handling and cutting apparatus, including an incoming material conveyor assembly, a material infeed assembly adjacent to the incoming material conveyor assembly, a cutting assembly adjacent to the material infeed assembly, a material outfeed assembly adjacent to the cutting assembly, an outgoing material conveyor assembly adjacent to the cutting assembly, and a printer assembly adjacent to the incoming material conveyor assembly and the material infeed assembly.

    LUMBER HANDLING AND CUTTING APPARATUS
    72.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200338781A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16855473

    申请日:2020-04-22

    IPC分类号: B27B31/00 B27B31/06

    摘要: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a lumber handling and cutting apparatus, including an incoming material conveyor assembly, a material infeed assembly adjacent to the incoming material conveyor assembly, a cutting assembly adjacent to the material infeed assembly, a material outfeed assembly adjacent to the cutting assembly, an outgoing material conveyor assembly adjacent to the cutting assembly, and a printer assembly adjacent to the incoming material conveyor assembly and the material infeed assembly.

    Automated compound retrieval and delivery of lumber

    公开(公告)号:US10525587B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US15486228

    申请日:2017-04-12

    摘要: An automated lumber handling method for transferring various size boards from multiples board storage stations to a common board-receiving area uses a trolley that carries at least two board pickers that can operate independently. The method provides several operating modes. In a first mode, a first board picker retrieves single boards from various stations, while a second board picker is inactive. In a second mode, two board pickers retrieve two individual boards from a single station. In a third mode, one board picker retrieves one size board from a first station, and s second board picker retrieves a different size board from a second station. The two different boards can be released simultaneously at the board-receiving area. In some examples, the lumber at each station is laser scanned to determine the number of boards at each station, and a worker is notified if a station needs to be restocked.

    Adaptable lumber retrieval method
    74.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10421209B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US15331824

    申请日:2016-10-22

    IPC分类号: B27B31/00 B23D59/00

    摘要: A lumber retrieval method renders a lumber handling system readily adaptable to compensate for irregular floors, an irregular overhead track, and variable station locations. In some examples, the method involves laser scanning the top profile of multiple stacks of lumber, each of which contain boards of a unique size. Based on the scanned profiles and the size of the boards, the method determines and displays the number of boards at each station. In some examples, the system provides a calibration mode that automatically determines the discrete locations of multiple stacks of lumber and compensates for a nonparallel relationship between the track and the floor. In some examples, the scanning and calibration process help determine the quantity of boards at each station.

    Firewood processors
    75.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10391668B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15019486

    申请日:2016-02-09

    摘要: A firewood processor, comprising a saw, means for feeding wood for the saw, a splitting chute, a splitting wedge arranged to split a log, of which at least part is arranged in the splitting chute, into pieces, a pressure plate arranged to support the log, and means for moving the pressure plate and/or the splitting wedge towards each other in such a way that the log is configured to be split by said movement. In the firewood processor, the splitting wedge is arranged to split the log into an intermediate split log and at least one firewood-ready piece. The firewood processor further comprises a returning element for returning the intermediate split log back to the splitting chute for further splitting and a protector for protecting the user of the firewood processor. The firewood processor is configured to automatically return the intermediate split log, using the returning element, to the splitting chute.

    Device and method for performing cross cuts on workpieces of wood

    公开(公告)号:US09902084B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-27

    申请号:US14817478

    申请日:2015-08-04

    摘要: The device has a sawing station with cross-cut saw downstream of a feed transport device feeding workpieces to a transport unit of the sawing station that has a drive separate from that of the feed transport device. The feed transport device has a retaining/accumulating unit driven independently of a transport element of the feed transport device and subjecting the workpieces to a slower supply speed than the transport element. A transfer transport device is located between retaining/accumulating unit and sawing station. The drive of the transport element of the transfer transport device is controlled/adjusted independent of or by the drive of the retaining/accumulating unit via mechanically coupled step-up gear. The workpieces initially accumulate in the feed transport device and abut each other and are then transported onward with acceleration so that they are again spaced apart. The workpiece position is detected in the region of the transfer transport device.

    CARBIDE INSERT MECHANICAL CLAMP FEED ROLLER
    77.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180050465A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15241663

    申请日:2016-08-19

    申请人: Russell L. Martin

    发明人: Russell L. Martin

    IPC分类号: B27B31/00 B27B25/00

    CPC分类号: B27B25/02

    摘要: A feed roller is provided with feed roller head having a helical carbide gripping inserts. The gripping inserts extend along a helical path and are configured to grip and shift a work piece in a predetermined direction. The gripping inserts are secured to the feed roller body in a helical slot formed between a wall of the feed roller body and a plurality of clamping wedges. The clamping wedge facilitates locking and securing the gripping insert to the feed roller body in a radial direction in response to centrifugal forces created as the feed roller head rotates.

    Machine vision based sawmill audit system

    公开(公告)号:US09827643B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US13413460

    申请日:2012-03-06

    申请人: Earl Barker

    发明人: Earl Barker

    摘要: Sawmill auditing and control apparatus and methods employ information from one or more scan zones and/or controllers (e.g., PLCs). Boards may be logically associated with mill equipment which produced the boards, allowing defects or imperfections to be tied to certain equipment. For example, boards may be associated with a primary breakdown machine or a gangsaw, or with a pair of cutters (e.g., saws, chip heads). Such allows auditing of mill operations to identify improperly functioning machinery or out of tolerance conditions, to correct such, and/or provide notification.

    WORKPIECE POSITIONING SYSTEM
    79.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170225352A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-10

    申请号:US15495950

    申请日:2017-04-24

    申请人: USNR, LLC

    摘要: Embodiments provide a log positioning system configured to transport a log through one or more chipper/profiler modules to produce a cant with four chipped/profiled sides. In some embodiments, a log processing system may include an infeed, a positioning feed module downstream of the infeed, and one or more chipper/profiler modules disposed proximal to the positioning feed module. The positioning feed module may include a sharp chain coupled to one or more pairs of vertical positioning rolls. The positioning feed module may be selectively skewed, slewed, and/or tilted to match the vertical and angular orientation of the infeed.

    Adaptable Lumber Retrieval Method
    80.
    发明申请
    Adaptable Lumber Retrieval Method 审中-公开
    适应性木材检索方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170050334A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-23

    申请号:US15331824

    申请日:2016-10-22

    IPC分类号: B27B31/00

    摘要: A lumber retrieval method renders a lumber handling system readily adaptable to compensate for irregular floors, an irregular overhead track, and variable station locations. In some examples, the method involves laser scanning the top profile of multiple stacks of lumber, each of which contain boards of a unique size. Based on the scanned profiles and the size of the boards, the method determines and displays the number of boards at each station. In some examples, the system provides a calibration mode that automatically determines the discrete locations of multiple stacks of lumber and compensates for a nonparallel relationship between the track and the floor. In some examples, the scanning and calibration process help determine the quantity of boards at each station.

    摘要翻译: 木材检索方法使得木材处理系统容易适应于补偿不规则楼层,不规则架空轨道和可变站位置。 在一些示例中,该方法涉及激光扫描多个木材堆叠的顶部轮廓,每个木板包含独特尺寸的板。 根据扫描的配置文件和电路板的尺寸,该方法确定并显示每个电台的电路板数量。 在一些示例中,系统提供校准模式,其自动确定多个木材堆叠的离散位置并补偿轨道和地面之间的非平行关系。 在一些示例中,扫描和校准过程有助于确定每个站的电路板数量。